Exporting fish to the world from the snowy mountains of Gümüşhane, Turkey

Trout grown in the dam lakes produced for electricity in the landlocked Gümüşhane are exported as Black Sea salmon to Russia, China, Chile and Japan, contributing billions of dollars to the country's economy. In the Torul Dam Lake, which was established to generate electrical energy on the Harşit Stream, one of the fastest flowing streams of Turkey, in Kirazlık village of Torul district of Gümüşhane, electricity has been produced and fish farming has been carried out on the lake surface for years. Rainbow trout weighing between 10 and 30 grams are brought to the 14 caged trout breeding facilities built on Torul Dam Lake, where they are grown until they reach a weight of 1 kilogram and then sent to the facilities on the Black Sea coast. The fish, which are processed in the facilities here, are exported to countries such as Russia, China, Chile, Japan and the United Arab Emirates after reaching a weight of 3 to 5 kilograms. Torul District Governor Muhammet Kılıçaslan, Agriculture ...